Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stuga

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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Per Skok, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg-, a g-extension of *(s)tew- (to pound, to strike).

In Czech, Slovak, there is attested stuha (ribbon), which Vasmer derives from unrelated Proto-Slavic *sъtǫga (knot, splice) whence Old East Slavic сътуга (sŭtuga), Russian стуга (stuga, conjoint).

Noun

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*stuga f

  1. cavity, crack, hollow structure
  2. (perhaps) small land depression, groovemire (in dialectal East Slavic)

Declension

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See also

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: Сту́гна (Stúgna, Stuhna river) (hydronym)
    • >? Ukrainian: сту́га (stúha, mire, peat swamp) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: сту́глица (stúglica, node in a tree) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete, historical)
      Cyrillic script: сту̏га (type of hollow container)
      Latin script: stȕga, strùglina (wooden trough) (dialectal)

Further reading

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  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стуглица”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 516
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “стуга²”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 456